Mumbai: David Coleman Headley, the terrorist serving time in the US, must be produced in the 26/11 case on December 10 by video-conference, a Mumbai court said today.
A special court granted the Mumbai police permission to make Headley, an American citizen, an accused in the 26/11 case.
Headley pleaded guilty to links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba and its 2008 terror plot that killed 166 in Mumbai, and in return got a 35-year sentence by a US court and protection against extradition.
The Mumbai police wants to question Headley to prove that Pakistani state actors - senior officials in the army and the intelligence agency ISI - were involved in the Mumbai attacks.
Headley reportedly listed the same officers as Abu Jundal, a Pakistani terrorist who was deported to India from Saudi Arabia three years ago.
The Mumbai Police had in July asked the court to allow it to write to the US Department of Justice on Headley.
Headley has confessed to being a member of the Lashkar and filming the Mumbai landmarks in an extensive recon for the deadly attacks.
Soon after his arrest, he was interrogated in prison in the US by members of the National Investigation Agency that handles terrorism cases. He allegedly revealed that three senior Pakistani army officers played a prime role in the 26/11 attacks.
The same officers have reportedly been named by Abu Jundal. India says audio recordings establish that Jundal was based in a control room in Pakistan during 26/11, passing instructions on the phone to the terrorists who had fanned out across Mumbai with grenades and machine guns.
The Mumbai Police hopes to use the video conference to bring Headley face-to-face with Jundal to get more evidence against the Pakistani officers they have separately listed.
A special court granted the Mumbai police permission to make Headley, an American citizen, an accused in the 26/11 case.
Headley pleaded guilty to links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba and its 2008 terror plot that killed 166 in Mumbai, and in return got a 35-year sentence by a US court and protection against extradition.
Headley reportedly listed the same officers as Abu Jundal, a Pakistani terrorist who was deported to India from Saudi Arabia three years ago.
Advertisement
Headley has confessed to being a member of the Lashkar and filming the Mumbai landmarks in an extensive recon for the deadly attacks.
Advertisement
The same officers have reportedly been named by Abu Jundal. India says audio recordings establish that Jundal was based in a control room in Pakistan during 26/11, passing instructions on the phone to the terrorists who had fanned out across Mumbai with grenades and machine guns.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Malala Yousafzai's Post On Taliban After Attending Taylor Swift Concert Student Arrested For Controversial Post On Mamata Banerjee What Murdered Doctor's Father Said About A Torn Page From Her Diary What Is Lateral Entry In Bureaucracy That Triggered BJP vs Congress Debate "In 40 Years Did Nothing Wrong": Under-Fire Siddaramaiah In Land Scam Case Zomato Calls Blinkit "Adopted Sis". Gets A Cheeky Response Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.